Memphis officer shoots at 3 people in 5 years

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A Memphis police officer shot at three people in the past five years, according to an internal affairs file.

Memphis Police Department documents show Officer Leon Dickson faced an internal affairs investigation three times for shooting and killing two people, and for shooting at a third person during separate incidents while on the job.

Nesbit said Allen died in her arms. Now she's learning the officer who killed him has shot at two other people in five years on the job.

According to documents, in April of 2011, Dickson shot at a man who fired shots towards him as he was assisting in the arrest of a man at the Ridgecrest Apartments. No one was hit in this incident. Police found Dickson to be in compliance with the deadly force policy, and said Dickson was justified in firing his weapon in this case.

In March 2013, Officer Dickson shot and killed George Golden, a shoplifting suspect, in a Walmart parking lot. Police said Golden became irate and reached into his waistband as if he was concealing a weapon, though he did not have a weapon on him.

Dickson opened fire on Golden. He died 10 days later at the hospital. An investigation into Dickson's actions also found this shooting to be justified.